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2010 Awards for Excellence Winners (News Release)
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority in Washington, D.C.
The Dulles Corridor Enterprise ensures that revenues generated by an existing state asset, the Dulles Toll Road, are retained and invested in local transportation improvements. After several private entities sought the right to collect tolls on and operate the Dulles Toll Road, the Airports Authority submitted its own proposal, and the successful transfer demonstrates that the skills, resources, and expertise available in the public sector can be used to achieve many of the benefits sought through privatization and other asset maximization strategies.
Contact: Andrew Rountree, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, 1 Aviation Circle, Suite 230, Washington, DC 20001-6000 (phone: 703-417-8710; fax: 703-417-8995)
The City of Minnetonka, Minnesota
The City of Minnetonka created a financing mechanism based on two concepts: that businesses should fairly pay their own costs for public road transportation, and that better roads offer both public and private benefits. The city is financing a $20 million expansion of a state highway interchange into a city business park, based on traffic generated by new commercial development. This unique funding partnership will add to the city’s property tax base, secure new jobs for the community, and ensure future transportation capacity for the planned redevelopment zone.
Contact: Merrill S. King, Finance Director/Treasurer, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd., Minnetonka, MN 55345 (phone: 952-939-8253; fax, 952-939-8244)
The Treasurer’s Office of Johnson County, Kansas
This partnership between county government and the private sector uses text messaging, online reservations, and self-check-in, touch-screen monitors to enhance both customer service and the division’s operational capabilities. It uses a technology solution that is new to government to provide customers with alternatives to waiting in line. The Treasurer’s Department views technology as a driver for transforming change while increasing organizational effectiveness and creating a better customer experience.
Contact: Amy Meeker-Berg, Chief Deputy Treasurer, 111 S. Cherry St., #1500, Olathe, KS 66061 (phone 913-715-2601; fax: 913-791-5360)
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